Novel & Cerita Short Prayer Before Work

After five years trapped in a loveless marriage, Cecily believed that finally carrying a child would give her life meaning and perhaps soften a husband who had never learned how to love her. But when tragedy steals her unborn child before it ever draws its first breath, the fragile world she clung to collapses completely. Left with nothing but grief and quiet betrayal, Cecily makes the boldest decision of her life: she walks away from her marriage, her home, and the identity she sacrificed everything to protect. Yet leaving is never simple when she has spent years living under the shadow of one name. Without the title of being Linus Shaw’s first wife, who is Cecily? Will she truly build a life that belongs only to herself?

“Sign the divorce papers and leave,” Denzel Bowles said coldly, unaware that the woman standing before him was carrying his child. Durog na durog ang pusong naglaho si Eve Castro nang gabing iyon, dala ang lihim na tagapagmana ng bilyonaryong hindi man lang nalaman ang katotohanan. Pagkalipas ng limang taon, bumalik si Eve bilang isang makapangyarihang CEO kasama ang kanyang anak na may matalim na mga mata ni Denzel. Desperado niyang mabawi ang asawang minahal at ang anak na hindi niya alam na mayroon siya. “Minsan mo na kaming hinayaang mawala, Denzel...at sa pagkakataong ito, hindi ko na hahayaang sirain mo kami ulit.." malamig na wika ni Eve.

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains dark themes, including emotional manipulation, psychological trauma, violence, sexual content, abuse, and mature language. it also revolves to mafia/underworld. Reader discretion is advised. This is a work of fiction intended for mature audiences (18+). Please read responsibly. “Choose wisely, baby, because if I'm the one who decides for you, you'll never walk out of my life. Never. Fucking. Again. ” Ako si Diamon. Akala ko nahanap ko na ang pag-ibig na inaasam ko dahil may asawa akong mapagmahal, maalaga at kapiling ko sa mapayapang tahanan. Akala ko lang pala. Dahil dumating ang araw na nagdilim ang tahanang puno ng kulay nang nalaman naming hindi kami magkakaanak dahil hindi ko kayang magdalang-tao. Ang isang payapang tahanan ay naging isang kulungan, saksi ng pang-aabuso at pagkontrol. Pero kahit ganon… Kumakapit pa rin ako sa alaala ng pagmamahalan namin ng aking asawa. Sa gitna ng sakit—dumating si Lazarro. Ang half-brother ng aking asawa. Misteryoso. Tahimik. At… May sariling dilim. Pero tila ba iba ang pakikitungo nito sa akin. At sa bawat titig at pananalita niya’y nakakaramdam ako ng… kapayapaan at kaligtasan. Pero bakit ganon? Tila ba kaya niyang baliktarin ang lahat ng paniniwala ko. Para bang… Kaya niya akong gawing kaniya. Handa ba akong sumugal sa nag-aalab na damdaming ito kung kapalit naman ay pangib, gulo o… buhay ko mismo?

A story of a girl who loves money. She work a lot to support her studies and her family. She is struggling everyday. Every morning she's at school while every night she's working at the bar as a waitress. Dahil sa di inaasahang pagkakataon nagkatagpo sila, she is serving a drink with them while they are transacting something. Binibilisan kong maglagay ng kanilang inumin dahil sa natatakot ako sa kanilang mga hisura, they are all wearing black clothes and all have a serious look na talagang matatakot ka kapag. Napaka intimidating ng kanilang hitsura. Dahil sa nerbyos  natapilok ako, akala ko deretso na ang mukha ko sa sahig pero sa kasamaang palad sa matikas na dibdib ako bumagsak. Ang bango, sa sobrang bango nito napatulala ako at napapikit nasa ganoon akong tagpo ng biglang may tumutok na baril sa ulo ko. Nagulat ako kaya bigla akong napahiwalay dito, bigla akong napapikit akala ko ipuputok na ang baril sa akin ng biglang may magsalita "put that gone away" halla ang boses nakakatakot bigla tuloy akong kinilabutan. Bigla akong tumayo at tumingin sa nagsalita, napaawang ang bibig ko. Ang gwapo halos hindi na ako kumukurap sa pagkatitig dito.....      Tunghayan natin ang nakaka exciting na kwento nina Issa at Karl. You will gonna love this story. Isang kwento ng isang mafia lord na nain love sa isang ordinaryong babae na walang hinangad kundi kumita ng pera. Isang nakakatawa, nakaka-inlove at nakakatakot na kwento.

Solemn Marrie Vartivo, a determined criminology student who's path is to dive into the PNP career on a mission to seek her father's justice. Driven by her unwavering determination for her father, Solemn find herself torn between her pursuit of truth and the complicated emotions stirred by her past with Ardent -her Senior officer and was her close acquaintance before they part ways in college. Solemn's path takes an unexpected turn when she met Ardent again and was brought by fate as she begins to uncover unsettling connections between him and his family to her father's death. Mahahanap kaya niya ang hustisya para sa kaniyang Ama o mananatili itong nakatago dahil sa pagmamahal niya sa taong hindi niya pa naman lubusang kilala?

Aiden and Wyatt have been best friends since they were kids. Wyatt's grandfather wished to see his girlfriend before he died, but the problem is Wyatt doesn't have one. And so, he thought of hiring a fake girlfriend. Since Wyatt is popular, a lot of girls applied to be his girlfriend, but he didn't like any of them at all. And that's when the craziness hit Wyatt, he asked for his best friend- Aiden to pretend to be his girlfriend in exchange for paying his father's hospital bill. Will Aiden accept the offer? If yes, what would happen with their friendship? Will something change or will they still be friends? Will they get a happy ending? Will their friends and family accept them? How do you think the judgmental world will comment on them? Can they overcome the problems that await them?

Stella Kaysyee Gonzales-Vasco grew up haunted by the absence of a father she never knew—dead before she was born. That void twisted into a desperate hunger for a father’s love, a craving only older men could fill. But what started as a need soon spiraled into an all-consuming obsession. Lisandro Giovell Constanzo—ten years older, dangerous, and untouchable—became the object of her darkest desires. She vowed to have him, no matter the cost. Married or not, nothing would stand in her way. When she discovers his wife cannot bear children, she seizes the chance to claim him completely—body and soul. Carrying his child, Stella is blind to the cruel truth: Lisandro is a beast—a ruthless, heartless monster. And now, she’s caught in his unforgiving grasp, trapped with no way out and no hope of escape.

“But I won’t stand a shy woman in bed,” patuloy ko. “Ayoko ng babaeng parang napipilitan lang makipag-sex sa akin. Gusto ko iyong pagka-Freya mo noong gabing buohin natin ‘yang anak ko na nasa sinapupunan mo ngayon.”  “Naka-drugs ako noon…” pabulong niyang sabi. “Hindi ako ang Freya na iyon. Kung ano man ang nangyari sa akin dahil sa droga ay hindi ko ginusto iyon.” I smirked as I cupped her left jaw with my right hand. I stared into her eyes. “That night, Freya...That night I decided to make you my woman. Make you my bitch…” I grinned. “Kaso nabuo man ang panganay ko. Siya ang nagdesisyon na pakasalan kita and that makes you... luckier.”  ****** ALGUIEN ESPOSITO is a mafia boss who doesn’t care to any woman in general. He was raised to be ruthless and focused to be the leader of their organization, EXCELLANTE. Para sa kaniya ay wala siyang pakialam sa kahit sinong babae. But one night, Alguien ended up in bed with FREYA - a poor woman, who was a payment for him because of the latter's boyfriend's debt. Intrigue. Conspiracy. Deception. When Alguien wanted to make his marriage with Freya work, Freya found her true identity and worth. While Alguien wanted to keep Freya as his wife, Freya found a reason to leave him and face her life. As Alguien needs to stay as the leader of Excellante in the underground society, Freya becomes a princess and a true blue-blood royalty. ****** This is a story that is close to a real mafia way of life. If you are a sucker for romance and simple plot, better not read this!!!

BREE LEV. I thought it stands for something simple until I heard his deep soulful voice. A single hello was all it take for him to have my undivided attention. Akala ko hulog siya ng langit. Isang anghel na magsasalba sa akin. I was all wrong. He's a fallen angel with dark blue eyes and cold leather-covered hands. A man mantled with power and veiled with sin. We're opposites. I'm weird and a social butterfly. He's terrifying and brooding. A lone wolf. I love pinks and swirls. He prefers pointed knives and black guns. Darkness seems to be his fave companion and death his pastime. I, on the other hand, will always choose life. He told me to stay away from him. Guess, you know by now, that I did the exact opposite, right? I stayed 'cause I want him so bad, it hurts. I, Bree De Veyra, daughter of one of the families of The Council, lay my life to the head of the Foedus Corp– Lev Petrov. My father's sworn enemy. The master manipulator and my protector. Or my destroyer? LEV Three years ago, one phone call, two minutes. I swore I will kill her. Four weeks before her 16th birthday, I did the unthinkable. I destroyed her trust and left her. Broken and beyond repair. Twenty-four hours before her 18th birthday, nagbalik ako para bawiin s'ya. Twelve hours after I abduct her, we exchange I dos. Eight seconds after our first kiss, I know I will protect her with my gun and with my life. I, Lev Petrov, Heir to a fallen empire, vows to avenge Bree from all of the people that wronged her. It will be my life's mission until the last drop of my sinful blood...I will never let them rest in peace.

Janna and Rexx have been in a relationship since college. They are also the so-called a Campus Sweetheart in Monte Claro University. Janna is already a model in a well-known Agency even though she still a student. Ans because of that Rexx felt afriad that Janna would leave him. So even before they graduated. Rexx immidiately proposed a marriage to Janna. And Janna accepted whole heartedly. They we're both happy when they finally get married and live together. Janna became famous in modeling while Rexx became the CEO of Santillian Shopping Mall's which they owned. But everything was change when Rexx discovered that Janna wouldn't want to having child. Rexx felt--- all his dream's for their marriage become ruined because of his wife's dreams. Are they marriage still be happy, if they both have diffirent dreams in life? Or their marriage completely ruined and at the same time--- their love for each other?